 NCDD Member Organization, AllSides, recently launched an investor crowdfund through WeFunder and we encourage you to consider giving your support to the campaign. In these times, we recognize the urgent need to combat societal polarization and misinformation by challenging the echo chambers that isolate us. Through scalable technologies and a commitment to balanced information, AllSides aims to reshape the way people engage with news, politics, and each other. Read some of the highlights below and consider becoming a supporter!
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 The Interactive Program Design & Delivery workshop offered by NCDD Member Organization, The Public Square Academy (PSA), is an eight-week program designed to assist participants in creating interactive educational programs for delivery through the PSA platform. Participants will learn to develop various interactive educational programs, such as self-paced courses, workshops, and virtual events, while understanding the importance of interactivity and overcoming participation barriers. Enrollment is open, starting March 19 at 10 - 11:30am PST.
NCDD members have access to an INCREDIBLE 75% discount!! No seriously, you are going to want to check this out. HUGE thank you to Michael Freedman, Public Square Academy's Founder, for this generous opportunity and sharing it with the NCDD network! Learn more in the blog post below, as well as, several additional announcements. NCDD member, Chris Anderson, recently shared the following opportunity with NCDD - Wabash College announces a one-year post-doctoral Fellowship in Dialogue and Deliberation beginning July 1, 2024. Applicants are welcome from diverse academic backgrounds; however, the candidate’s teaching and research should connect the intersections of dialogue and deliberation, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Apply ASAP as applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Learn more in the post below.
NCDD friends, the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, is offering the incredible opportunity for D&D organizations to host an intern from their Nevins Democracy Leaders Program. Applications are now being accepted until Wednesday, February 14th. Learn more in the blog post below and on their website here.
NCDD Network Partner, NAFCM - the National Association for Community Mediation and The JAMS Foundation announced the 2024-2026 funding focus on violence intervention. Funding will support 5 communities with up to $30,000 over two years and executive support, to assist local communities in developing comprehensive approaches to preventing and responding to hate-driven violence, strengthen existing violence prevention ecosystems, and more. Proposals are due February 19, 2024. Learn more on NAFCM's site here.
Thank you to D.G. Mawn, NAFCM's President, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network!  Essential Partners, an NCDD member organization, is hiring a full-time Development Manager to manage all aspects of the annual development plan, annual fund, and strategic development initiative. EP hopes to fill the position ASAP and have given a priority deadline of January 10th. Below is a snippet of the role and learn more on EP's site here. Best of luck to all applicants! Essential Partners now seeks a collaborative, creative, independent Development Manager. The right applicant will join our small, talented, impact-driven team of full-time staff members as well as our pool of project-based expert practitioners and a dedicated Board of Directors. This role will work collaboratively to meet short- and long-term strategic goals and to advance EP’s transformative vision of change in the world.
The ideal person for this role will have hands-on experience managing and executing an organization’s fundraising plan, including but not limited to the management of appeal campaigns, donor database records, donor stewardship, and regular reporting. Essential Partners is a fully remote organization. While this role is remote, it also requires regular work with colleagues and funders in the US Eastern Time Zone. Applicants must reside in the Northeastern United States to be considered. The position's responsibilities, compensation, ideal applicant qualifications, and instructions for how to apply can all be found on the EP website. The priority application deadline is January 10, 2024. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the right candidate is hired. Learn more at: https://whatisessential.org/now-hiring-development-manager NCDD Friends, NAFCM - the National Association for Community Mediation, are accepting applications for the 2023 Incentive for Emerging Community Mediation Center (CMC). For those in conflict and peace work, this is a great opportunity to join the next cohort of emerging community centers. Learn more in the post below and on the NAFCM site here. Thank you to D.G. Mawn, NAFCM's President, for sharing this announcement with the NCDD network!  2023 Incentive for Emerging Community Mediation Center (CMC)
Opportunity is knocking, today, for those working on their own or informally to help create peace, address issues of social justice, and, strengthen connections with their communities. If you or your group wants to strengthen and sustain your work then you may be ready to join our next cohort of emerging community centers. A new round of support, thanks to funding provided by the JAMS Foundation, is now available. Interested community leads may reach out to Jill Cheeks ([email protected]) to arrange a 15-minute conversation to take place between June 1st – June 15th for an overview of the emerging center process before completing the application. Read more here for additional information and application steps. Read Elaine Dickhoner’s story in the next column for inspiration! Find more information at: https://www.nafcm.org/news/641692/2023-Incentive-for-Emerging-Community-Mediation-Center-CMC.htm For our IAP2 friends in North America - the U.S. and Canada chapters of the International Association for Public Participation are now accepting nominees for the 2023 Core Values Awards. These awards celebrate individuals and organization doing public participation and engagement work that best showcase the IAP2 Core Values. Both countries' chapters have deadlines of Wednesday, May 31st. In the post below you'll find the U.S. and Canadian announcements, respectively. IAP2 USA 2023 Core Values Awards Each year, IAP2 Affiliates around the world celebrate excellence in the profession through the IAP2 Core Values Awards. The awards go to projects and organizations which best demonstrate IAP2's Core Values and help to raise the bar in the field of public engagement by sharing best practices and inspiring the P2 community to learn from one another. As a friendly competition, the Core Values Awards encourage new approaches and innovative uses of existing ones. Each year winners of the "national" awards (see below) go on to compete against winners from other IAP2 affiliates from around the world. National Awards
Learn more on IAP2 USA site at: https://iap2usa.org/cva. IAP2 Canada 2023 Core Values Awards The annual International Association for Public Participation’s (IAP2 Canada) Core Values Awards recognize and encourage organizations and individuals in the practice of public participation and engagement - promoting excellence, quality and innovation in the way they execute their projects and programs and exemplify the IAP2 Core Values. The award categories:
Why apply for the Core Values Awards?
Learn more on IAP2 Canada site at: https://iap2canada.ca/Core_Values_Awards/.  Interfaith America is offering an exciting fellowship and leadership development opportunity for interfaith emerging leaders. "The Sacred Journey Fellowship provides two years of support including $15,000, coaching, a cohort experience, and workshops to interfaith leaders who demonstrate the power of interfaith cooperation to bridge deep divisions in America’s civic fabric." Applications are due June 16th. Learn more in the post below and on the Interfaith America's site here. Sacred Journey Fellowship Fellowship Information The Sacred Journey Fellowship is dedicated to supporting the leadership development of our most outstanding and experienced members of Interfaith America’s Emerging Leaders Networks and those beyond our network. The fellowship will bring together a cohort of ten civically engaged leaders to support, inspire, and connect bridgebuilding efforts across various sectors. With the generous support of Fellowship in Prayer, we are dedicated to investing in the ongoing leadership development, and collaboration among this dynamic group of interfaith leaders. Interfaith America will create spaces for these individuals to continue building their interfaith leadership skills while also harnessing the mutual power of their relationships toward achieving the common good. Through this program, and with the support of Fellowship in Prayer, the Fellows will engage in individual and collaborative projects that will offer interfaith solutions within their professional, social, and community networks. Learn more details at: www.interfaithamerica.org/grants/sacred-journey-fellowship/.  The Interactivity Foundation (IF) announces an opening for a full-time position of Visiting Fellow. This position is for an original term of two years, with the possibility of renewal or transition to a permanent position. This is a hybrid position, largely remote with the possibility of some in-person activities. Learn more about the position and how to apply here: https://www.interactivityfoundation.org/were-hiring/
The Interactivity Foundation is a small nonprofit operating foundation whose mission is to strengthen our democracy through the use of a small-group discussion process to explore diverse perspectives and generate an expanding set of divergent possibilities for addressing complex areas of concern. The Visiting Fellow will collaborate on, and eventually lead, activities in IF’s core focal areas of 1) Sustained Dialogue Projects, 2) Community Conversations, and 3) Education. We recognize that there is no one single path to being successful in this position, so we are open and committed to looking at candidates who have traveled different pathways. Successful candidates will show:
The Interactivity Foundation views diversity as foundational to democracy and to our mission to strengthen democracy through inclusive and robust civic discourse. IF is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive environment for all employees. For full consideration, please apply by January 29, 2023. |
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